Table 1 Socio-demographic and addictive characteristics of patients examined in an emergency ward presenting with and without alcohol use disorders
| Â | Alcohol use disorders N= 103 | Non-alcohol use disorders N= 976 | All patients N= 1,079 | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age: mean (SD) | 42.7 (15) | 47 (20) | 46.6 (20) | Student's t = -2 |
   Range | 18-74 | 18-94 | 18-94 | df = 1,077, p = 0.01 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Men | 61 (59%) | 432 (45%) | 493 (46%) | χ2 = 8.4, df = 1, p = 0.004 |
   Women | 42 (41%) | 544 (55%) | 586 (54%) | χ2 = 8.4, df = 1, p = 0.004 |
Work status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Working | 53 (51%) | 563 (58%) | 616 (57%) | χ2 = 1.4, df = 1, p = 0.22 |
   Unemployed | 13 (13%) | 63 (6%) | 76 (7%) | χ2 = 5.4, df = 1, p = 0.02 |
Days of sick leave mean (SD) in the year | 3.3 (3.9) | 1.6 (20.6) | 3.2 (19) | Student's t = -2,df = 1,077, p = 0.38 |
Family | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Lives alone | 57 (55%) | 560 (57%) | 617 (55%) | χ2 = 0.1, df = 1, p = 0.7 |
   Lives in family | 46 (44%) | 416 (42%) | 462 (42%) | χ2 = 0.1, df = 1, p = 0.7 |
Consumption of psycho-active agents during the day of assessment in the emergency ward | ||||
   Alcohol | 64 (62%) | 93 (9.5%) | 157 (14.5%) | χ2 = 203, df = 1, p < 0.0001 |
   Nicotine | 73 (70%) | 270 (27%) | 343 (31%) | χ2 = 78, df = 1, p < 0.0001 |
   Cannabis | 10 (10%) | 19 (2%) | 29 (3%) | χ2 = 21.4, df = 1, p < 0.0001 |
   Other drugs | 8 (8%) | 1 (0.1%) | 9 (1%) | χ2 = 66, df = 1, p < 0.0001 |
Alcoholic drinks | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Number of drinks |  |  |  |  |
   during weekdays Mean (SD) | 19.3 (18) | 1.6 (3.5) | 3.3 (2.5) | Student's t = 25.5, df = 1,077, p < 0.0001 |
   Drinks on weekend Mean (SD) | 11.9 (11) | 1.3 (8) | 2.3 (2.2) | Student's t = 23.6, df = 1077, p < 0.0001 |
   Drinks all week Mean (SD) 17.8 (20) | 1.5 (3) | 3.1 (3) | Student's t = 21.9, df = 1,077, p < 0.0001 |  |